abstract |
The present invention relates to certain antibiotic compounds, designated N787-182 compounds herein and derivatives thereof, which are antiparasitic agents, active against insect pests, acari, free-living nematodes and endo- and ectoparasites. This invention also relates to pharmaceutical and other compositions containing such compounds, methods of using such compounds, the microorganism Streptomyces hygroscopicus ATCC 53718 and mutants or genetically transformed or recombinant form thereof, and processes for producing such compounds. |